Catocala nebulosa

Catocala nebulosa
Catocala nebulosa
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Catocala
Species: C. nebulosa
Binomial name
Catocala nebulosa
Edwards, 1864
Synonyms
  • Catocala ponderosa
  • Catabapta nebulosa

The Clouded Underwing (Catocala nebulosa) is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found from southern Ontario south through Tennessee to Florida, west to Texas and eastern Oklahoma and north to Iowa, Michigan, Wisconsin and Minnesota.

The wingspan is 75-86 mm. Adults are on wing from July to September depending on the location. There is probably one generation per year.

The larvae feed on Carya cordiformis and Juglans nigra.

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